Popjustice Retrochart w/e 19/09/81

THE RETROCHART
We are taking a trip down memory lane

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The Rules


- This is a retrochart which commenced week ending 5 January 1980.

- Post in the thread or start a new conversation with me with your top 10/20/100 songs of each week.

- Each week I will post a list of new entries and releases that are eligible to chart and links to international charts (click on the flag / icon for the hyperlink).

- The list will not be exhaustive and you are free to add any more obscure songs on your personal list released up to that date or songs contemporaneously charting on international charts. If you do I would appreciate any links to evidence the release date or chart history to update the archive.

- You are free to use your own personal charts from the time (if you have them) or create an updated list for this chart.

- Please rank your songs from your favourite downwards. (eg #1 down to #100)

- Your #1 gets 100 points, #2 gets 99 points etc

- The weekly PJOPS Retrochart is compiled from accumulated points each week.

- It would be fantastic if you could regularly contribute lists but understandably there may be weeks you can not. If someone fails to contribute towards a weekly chart their previous week’s choices will be frozen and contribute to the chart but the points will be halved. This is to prevent wild fluctuations in chart positions depending on contributions.

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Retrochart Top Ten w/e 19/09/81

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04 01 06 Souvenir OMD NEW NUMBER ONE
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03 01 07 Love Action (I Believe In Love) Human League
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05 03 02 Prince Charming Adam & The Ants

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01 01 08 Tainted Love Soft Cell
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06 05 05 Start Me Up Rolling Stones
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13 06 06 Hand Held In Black And White Dollar

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02 02 08 Hold On Tight ELO
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14 08 06 Endless Love Diana Ross & Lionel Richie
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08 08 17 Slow Hand Pointer Sisters
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07 06 05 Abacab Genesis
 
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11 11 11 05 The Thin Wall Ultravox
12 09 08 07 One In Ten UB40
13 16 13 04 Passionate Friend Teardrop Explodes
14 10 06 09 Girls On Film Duran Duran
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15 25 15 04 Wired For Sound Cliff Richard
16 12 08 10 Urgent Foreigner
17 --- 17 01 Just Can't Get Enough Depeche Mode HIGHEST NEW ENTRY FEATURED
18 18 18 04 She's Got Claws Gary Numan
19 21 19 04 Europe After The Rain John Foxx
20 23 20 04 Hands Up (Gimme Your Heart) Ottawan

21 20 12 06 Love Song Simple Minds
22 19 19 06 One Of Those Nights Bucks Fizz
23 17 02 14 Ghost Town The Specials
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24 15 04 10 Chant #1 (I Don't Need This Pressure) Spandau Ballet
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25 24 24 06 Rainy Night In Georgia Randy Crawford
26 51 26 02 Under Your Thumb Godley & Crème HIGHCLIMBER
27 74 27 02 In And Out Of Love Imagination HIGHCLIMBER FEATURED
28 30 28 03 Play To Win Heaven 17
29 56 29 02 Day After Day Pretenders

30 29 29 06 Japanese Boy Aneka
31 22 09 08 Water On Glass Kim Wilde
32 28 01 09 Happy Birthday Stevie Wonder
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33 32 32 05 Everybody Salsa Modern Romance
34 26 26 05 Chemistry Nolans
35 43 35 02 Pretend Alvin Stardust
36 27 04 13 For Your Eyes Only Sheena Easton
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37 38 37 02 So This Is Romance Linx
38 33 33 10 Everlasting Love Rex Smith & Rachel Sweet
39 34 02 15 New Life Depeche Mode
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40 100 40 03 Private Eyes Hall & Oates HIGHEST CLIMBER FEATURED
41 78 08 12 Wordy Rappinghood Tom Tom Club
42 72 42 02 Just Another Broken Heart Sheena Easton HIGHCLIMBER
43 37 02 09 Tempted Squeeze
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44 50 44 05 Arthur's Theme Christopher Cross
45 48 44 12 Queen Of Hearts Juice Newton
46 31 28 06 Stop Draggin' My Heart Stevie Nicks & Tom Petty
47 120 47 01 I'm Lucky Joan Armatrading FEATURED
48 46 05 21 Fade To Grey Visage
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49 47 47 02 Don't Want To Wait Anymore Tubes
50 45 01 21 In The Air Tonight Phil Collins
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51 70 51 08 Hooked On Classics Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
52 --- 45 10 Quiet Life Japan FEATURED

53 52 45 11 I'm In Love Evelyn Champagne King
54 62 22 07 Draw Of The Cards Kim Carnes
55 60 55 03 Your Love Lime
56 39 23 08 Arabian Knights Siouxsie & The Banshees
57 58 44 08 Lady Commodores
58 53 01 18 Lay All Your Love On Me ABBA
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59 66 59 05 She's A Bad Mama Jama Carl Carlton
60 36 36 03 You'll Never Know Hi Gloss
61 64 53 06 Super Freak Rick James
62 41 41 05 Dancing The Night Away Voggue
63 63 38 10 Fire & Ice Pat Benatar
64 55 17 16 Pull Up To The Bumper Grace Jones
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65 61 61 05 Je Suis Un Rock Star Bill Wyman
66 59 13 11 Visage Visage
67 --- 67 01 It's My Party Barbara Gaskin & Dave Stewart FEATURED
68 42 38 09 Green Door Shakin Stevens
69 71 62 04 We Can Get Together Icehouse
70 69 22 19 Believe It Or Not (Theme From The Greatest American Hero) Joey Scarbury
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71 --- 71 01 'Stars On 45 Vol 3 Starsound FEATURED
72 54 14 17 Going Back To My Roots Odyssey
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73 67 59 05 Who's Crying Now Journey
74 35 27 07 Fire U2
75 87 75 02 Our Lips Are Sealed Go-Gos FEATURED
76 82 76 04 Turn It On Level 42
77 81 77 02 P.S. Dolly Dots

78 80 27 13 Little Jeannie Elton John
79 84 67 05 The Voice Moody Blues
80 106 80 01 Aie A Mwana Bananarama FEATURED
81 40 19 17 One Day In Your Life Michael Jackson
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82 108 82 01 Happy Birthday Altered Images FEATURED
83 83 68 03 Lost In Love Air Supply
84 86 67 04 Confidence Pour Confidence Jean Schultheis
85 101 85 01 Rio Maywood
86 77 16 08 Backfired Debbie Harry
87 103 48 06 Stars On 45 Part II Starsound
88 85 36 25 Sailing Christopher Cross
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89 96 76 04 Square Biz Teena Marie
90 91 78 03 I Can't Tell You Why Eagles
91 44 14 11 Computer Love Kraftwerk
92 94 84 03 La Groupie Du Pianiste Michel Berger
93 98 16 13 Just The Two Of Us Grover Washington Jr
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94 102 91 02 Breaking Away Balance
95 93 93 02 As Time Goes By Funkapolitan
96 97 79 05 Chloe Elton John
97 57 29 10 A Promise Echo & The Bunnymen
98 99 67 10 Gonna Get Over You France Joli
99 89 66 06 The Listening Wind Talking Heads
100 104 02 16 Once In A Lifetime Talking Heads
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PJOPS Retrochart Number Ones


1980
05/01/80 Another Brick In The Wall (Part II) Pink Floyd 452
12/01/80 Brass In Pocket The Pretenders 548
19/01/80 Brass In Pocket The Pretenders 443.5
26/01/80 Brass In Pocket The Pretenders 498
02/02/80 Sara Fleetwood Mac 526
09/02/80 Rock With You Michael Jackson 441
16/02/80 Rock With You Michael Jackson 456
23/02/80 On The Radio Donna Summer 551
01/03/80 On The Radio Donna Summer 533
08/03/80 On The Radio Donna Summer 536
15/03/80 On The Radio Donna Summer 524
22/03/80 Atomic Blondie 551
29/03/80 Going Underground The Jam 639
05/04/80 Going Underground The Jam 638
12/04/80 Going Underground The Jam 590.5
19/04/80 Call Me Blondie 646
26/04/80 Call Me Blondie 647
03/05/80 Call Me Blondie 597.5
10/05/80 Call Me Blondie 637
17/05/80 A Forest The Cure 584.5
24/05/80 A Forest The Cure 541
31/05/80 A Forest The Cure 485.5
07/06/80 A Forest The Cure 513
14/06/80 We Are Glass Gary Numan 517
21/06/80 Christine Siouxsie & The Banshees 537
28/06/80 Christine Siouxsie & The Banshees 495.5
05/07/80 Xanadu Olivia Newton-John & Electric Light Orchestra 460
12/07/80 Xanadu Olivia Newton-John & Electric Light Orchestra 558
19/07/80 Upside Down Diana Ross 506
26/07/80 Babooshka Kate Bush 483
02/08/80 The Winner Takes It All ABBA 574
09/08/80 The Winner Takes It All ABBA 591
16/08/80 The Winner Takes It All ABBA 543
23/08/80 The Winner Takes It All ABBA 492
30/08/80 The Winner Takes It All ABBA 489
06/09/80 The Winner Takes It All ABBA 580
13/09/80 Ashes To Ashes David Bowie 593
20/09/80 Ashes To Ashes David Bowie 544
27/09/80 Ashes To Ashes David Bowie 496
04/10/80 Ashes To Ashes David Bowie 486
11/10/80 Another One Bites The Dust Queen 481
18/10/80 Another One Bites The Dust Queen 480
25/10/80 Another One Bites The Dust Queen 468
01/11/80 Woman In Love Barbra Streisand 452
08/11/80 Fashion David Bowie 451
15/11/80 Fashion David Bowie 470
22/11/80 Fashion David Bowie 478
29/11/80 Celebration Kool & The Gang 488
06/12/80 The Tide Is High Blondie 446
13/12/80 The Tide Is High Blondie 436
20/12/80 (Just Like) Starting Over John Lennon 433
27/12/80 Celebration Kool & The Gang 474
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CHRISTMAS NUMBER ONE


1981
03/01/81 Celebration Kool & The Gang 387
10/01/81 (Just Like) Starting Over John Lennon 403
17/01/81 Flash Queen 390
24/01/81 In The Air Tonight Phil Collins 443
31/01/81 In The Air Tonight Phil Collins 422.5
07/02/81 Woman John Lennon 422
14/02/81 Vienna Ultravox 398
21/02/81 Vienna Ultravox 449
28/02/81 Vienna Ultravox 451
07/03/81 Vienna Ultravox 438
14/03/81 Vienna Ultravox 438
21/03/81 Vienna Ultravox 425
28/03/81 Vienna Ultravox 404
04/04/81 Kids In America Kim Wilde 397
11/04/81 Kids In America Kim Wilde 392
18/04/81 Kids In America Kim Wilde 379
25/04/81 Kids In America Kim Wilde 368
02/05/81 It's A Love Thing The Whispers 347
09/05/81 Drowning / All Out To Get You The Beat 344
16/05/81 Bette Davis Eyes Kim Carnes 443
23/05/81 Bette Davis Eyes Kim Carnes 469
30/05/81 Bette Davis Eyes Kim Carnes 483
06/06/81 Bette Davis Eyes Kim Carnes 482
13/06/81 Bette Davis Eyes Kim Carnes 474
20/06/81 Bette Davis Eyes Kim Carnes 464
27/06/81 Bette Davis Eyes Kim Carnes 445
04/07/81 Bette Davis Eyes Kim Carnes 423
11/07/81 Bette Davis Eyes Kim Carnes 402 LONGEST RUNNING NUMBER ONE - NINE WEEKS

18/07/81 Lay All Your Love On Me ABBA 431
25/07/81 Lay All Your Love On Me ABBA 447
01/08/81 Lay All Your Love On Me ABBA 432
08/08/81 Happy Birthday Stevie Wonder 446
15/08/81 Tainted Love Soft Cell 434
22/08/81 Love Action (I Believe In Love) Human League 482
29/08/81 Love Action (I Believe In Love) Human League 487
05/09/81 Love Action (I Believe In Love) Human League 483
12/09/81 Tainted Love Soft Cell 560
19/09/81 Souvenir OMD 586

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This week's number ones

@cityofdoomsday Voice Moody Blues
@Epic Chocolat Little Jeannie Elton John
@Eric Generic Souvenir OMD
@Hairycub1969 Love Song Simple Minds
@Ironheade Prince Charming Adam & The Ants
@phoenix123 Tainted Love Soft Cell
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Week 38

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01 01 05 Hold On Tight ELO SECOND WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
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02 02 07 Endless Love Diana Ross & Lionel Richie
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03 01 20 Bette Davis Eyes Kim Carnes
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05 03 08 Slow Hand Pointer Sisters
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08 05 04 Queen Of Hearts Juice Newton

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06 01 Start Me Up Rolling Stones

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06 06 04 Stop Draggin My Heart Around Stevie Nicks

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07 07 02 Prince Charming Adam & The Ants

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04 04 03 Tainted Love Soft Cell
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US Billboard Hot 100 w/e 19/09/81

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01 01 11 Endless Love Diana Ross & Lionel Richie
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06 02 17 Queen of Hearts Juice Newton
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03 03 09 Stop Draggin My Heart Around Stevie Nicks with Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
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04 04 12 Urgent Foreigner
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05 05 13 No Getting Over Me Ronnie Milsap
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07 06 10 Who's Crying Now Journey

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09 07 06 Arthur's Theme Christopher Cross

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08 08 14 Lady You Bring Me Up Commodores

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#77 Atlanta Lady Marty Balin
#83 Aiming At Your Heart Temptations
#84 No Time To Lose The Tarney Spencer Band
#85 I'm Gonna Love Her For Both Of Us Meatloaf
#87 The House Of The Rising Sun Dolly Parton
#90 At This Moment Billy & The Beaters


US Charts
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Cashbox Singles Chart Endless Love Diana Ross & Lionel Richie SIXTH WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
Billboard Adult Contemporary Endless Love Diana Ross & Lionel Richie THIRD WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
Billboard Disco Top 100 Dancin' The Night Away Voggue THIRD WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
Billboard Hot Soul Singles Endless Love Diana Ross & Lionel Richie FIFTH WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
 
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UK Official Singles Chart Top 75 w/e 19/09/81

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02 01 02 Prince Charming Adam & The Ants
176,000 NEW NUMBER ONE
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08 03 04 Souvenir OMD 86,000

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11 04 04 Hands Up Ottawan 85,000
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05 04 08 Hold On Tight ELO
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26 08 03 Pretend Alvin Stardust 47,000 HIGHCLIMBER

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Start Me Up Rolling Stones 40,000
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06 03 07 Love Action (I Believe In Love) Human League
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Well it turned into a bit of a tussle for the top spot this week but it was all over before the weekend with "Prince Charming" commanding a slimmish lead of 23,000 in the end and shifting a cool 176,000 copies for Adam & The Ants. It's their second No 1 single of the year tying them with Shaky and John Lennon in that feat and in selling 288,000 in 14 days it looks set to deliver them another massive seller for the act of the year.

"Tainted Love" therefore drops to No 2, yet in selling 153,000 copies it has the highest tally for a record in that position in the whole of 1981 and beats the previous high of 135,00 recorded by Shakin Stevens' "You Drive Me Crazy" back in May, it also takes its total sales to 699,000 copies and is now in the top 5 for the YTD.

Already a hit in France under the title "Haut Les Mains" Ottawan looked to be joining the long list of one hit wonders with the massive "D.I.S.C.O" being followed up by "You're OK" fizzling out at No 56 and not much after, they have however rekindled their UK chart career with another song that the UK public seem to have brought back in their suitcases. "Hands Up (Give Me Your Heart)" leaps 11-4 (85,000) this week and looks like it could at least replicate the chart peak of "D.I.S.C.O" if not its total sales of 706,000.

Talking about career resurrections, Alvin Stardust arrives in the top 10, 26-8 (47,000) with "Pretend". He last had a hit in 1975 when "Sweet Cheatin Rita" made No 37 and it now takes a cover of the Nat "King" Cole classic which spent 5 weeks in the runner up position in 1953 to give him another hit- let's see if this can do any better!

Elsewhere OMD make waves with "Souvenir" which climbs 8-3 (86,000) but is way off the pace of the top 2 sales. Moving down this week are Cliff Richard 4-5 (83,000), Aneka 3-6 (50,000), ELO 5-7 (50,000) Rolling Stones 7-9 (40,000) and Human League 6-10 (36,000)

11 16 11 05 Slow Hand The Pointer Sisters

13 39 13 02 Endless Love Diana Ross & Lionel Richie
17 23 17 07 You'll Never Know Hi-Gloss
19 33 19 03 So This Is Romance Linx
20 22 20 06 One Of Those Nights Bucks Fizz
22 31 22 03 In And Out Of Love Imagination
24 24 24 06 Hand Held In Black And White Dollar
25 44 25 02 Birdie Song (Birdie Dance) The Tweets
28 36 28 04 Holliedaze (A Medley) The Hollies
29 32 29 04 Passionate Friend The Teardrop Explodes

30 64 30 02 Under Your Thumb Godley & Creme
35 51 35 02 Seasons Of Gold Gidea Park
38 68 38 02 Classical Muddly The Portsmouth Sinfonia
41 60 41 02 Mule (Chant No. 2) Beggar & Co
42 50 42 02 Just Another Broken Heart Sheena Easton
45 70 45 02 Day After Day Pretenders
46 72 46 02 I'm Lucky Joan Armatrading
50 75 50 02 Bras On 45 Ivor Biggun & The D Kups
56 74 56 02 You Sure Look Good To Me Phyllis Hyman



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New Entries

#39 Stars On 45 (Part 3) Star Sound

#44 Just Can't Get Enough Depeche Mode
#59 The Original Bird Dance The Electronica's
#61 Quiet Life Japan
#65 It Will Be Alright Odyssey
#66 Love All The Hurt Away Aretha Franklin & George Benson
#67 It's My Party Dave Stewart with Barbara Gaskin
#70 Lock Up Your Daughters Slade
#75 You Scare Me To Death Marc Bolan


Bubbling Under (The Next 25)
And I Wish
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Angels On Sunday Matchbox
Bustin Out Material
Cadillac Ranch Bruce Springsteen
Do You Love Me? Patti Austin
Happy Birthday Altered Images
Holiday In Cambodia Dead Kennedys
Homosapien Pete Shelley
I'm Going To Love Her For The Both Of Us Meatloaf
I'm Standing Here Today Crusaders & Joe Cocker
If You Want My Lovin' Evelyn "Champagne" King
Inconvenience Au Pairs
Let It Go Def Leppard
Let's Hang On Barry Manilow
Love Has Come Around Donald Byrd
Papa's Got A Brand New Pig Bag Pig Bag
Quaka Song Waders
Ready To Rock Michael Schenker Group
Rock On Elvis Tulsa McLean
Spasticus Autisticus Ian Dury
Take Off Harlo Champagne
Telstar Shadows
The Stroke Billy Squier
We're In This Love Together Al Jarreau
We've Got The Funk Hi-Tension

UK Charts
NME Prince Charming Adam & The Ants NEW NUMBER ONE
UK Official Indie Chart One In Ten UB40 FOURTH WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
UK Album Chart Dead Ringer Meatloaf SECOND WEEK AT NUMBER ONE

 
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TROS Europarade Top 30 w/e 13/09/81

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01 01 08 Stars On 45 (Part II) More Stars On 45
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03 02 16 Hands Up (Give Me Your Hand) Ottawan
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07 04 04 Happy Birthday Stevie Wonder
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06 04 08 The Caribbean Disco Show Lobo
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12 08 05 Wordy Rappinghood Tom Tom Club
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09 06 15 Enola Gay Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
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#21 Japanese Boy Aneka
#22 Bambou Alain Chamfort
#23 (Out There) On My Own Nikka Costa
#27 Tainted Love Soft Cell
#29 Who Let The Heartache In Patricia Paay
#32 Stars On 45 (Part 3) Stars On 45
#34 Why Tell Me Why Anita Meyer
#37 Souvenir Orchestral Manoevres In The Dark
#48 Slow Hand Pointer Sisters
 
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Offizielle Deutsche Charts Top 75 w/e 13/09/81

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01 01 25 DANCE LITTLE BIRD Electronica's SECOND WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
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02 01 14 BETTE DAVIS EYES Kim Carnes
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03 02 09 FLIEG NICHT SO HOCH, MEIN KLEINER FREUND Nicole
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07 07 09 ONLY CRYING Keith Marshall
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08 08 04 HOLD ON TIGHT Electric Light Orchestra
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06 02 16 OH NO NO Bernie Paul
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04 02 09 STARS ON 45 VOL. II Stars On 45
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05 02 13 CHEQUERED LOVE Kim Wilde
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11 10 09 MALEDETTA PRIMAVERA Loretta Goggi

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#41 Visage Visage
#48 Liebe Ist Nicht Nur Ein Wort Paola
#52 Waikiki Tamoure The Hornettes
#67 For Your Eyes Only Sheena Easton
#75 Heart And Soul Exile
 
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Canadian RPM Top 50 w/e 19/09/81

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01 01 04 URGENT Foreigner SECOND WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
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03 02 04 ENDLESS LOVE Diana Ross & Lionel Richie
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02 01 04 SAUSALITO SUMMERNIGHT Diesel
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04 04 04 FIRE & ICE Pat Benatar
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13 05 04 START ME UP Rolling Stones
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06 02 12 IN THE AIR TONIGHT Phil Collins
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07 07 04 STOP DRAGGIN' MY HEART AROUND Stevie Nicks & Tom Petty
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09 08 13 THEME FROM GREATEST AMERICAN HERO Joey Scarbury
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12 09 04 HOLD ON TIGHT Electric Light Orchestra
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15 10 04 SLOW HAND Pointer Sisters

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#45 I'M GONNA LOVE HER FOR BOTH OF US Meat Loaf
#47 PRIVATE EYES Daryl Hall & John Oates
#49 EVERY LITTLE THING SHE DOES IS MAGIC Police
#50 THE FRIENDS OF MR CAIRO Jon & Vangelis
 
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Australia Kent Music Report Top 20 w/e 14/09/81

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03 01 04 YOU DRIVE ME CRAZY Shakin' Stevens NEW NUMBER ONE
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02 01 08 JESSIE'S GIRL Rick Springfield
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04 01 11 WHO CAN IT BE NOW Men At Work
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01 01 13 WHIP IT Devo
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08 05 04 LOUISE Jona Lewie
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05 05 06 SAY I LOVE YOU Renee Geyer
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11 07 03 IF I WERE A CARPENTER Swanee
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07 01 13 STARS ON 45 Stars On 45
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06 06 10 MAKING YOUR MIND UP Bucks Fizz
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Really Wanna Know You GARY WRIGHT
You Make My Dreams DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES
Jumpin' Jive JOE JACKSON
Errol / Easy on Your Own AUSTRALIAN CRAWL
Don't Want to Wait Anymore TUBES
Apocalypso (EP) FABULAIRES
Draw of the Cards KIM CARNES
Lady (You Bring Me Up) COMMODORES
Piece of the Action BUCKS FIZZ
Chariots of Fire VANGELIS

3XY Top 40 IF I WERE A CARPENTER Swanee NEW NUMBER ONE
 
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New Zealand Top Ten w/e 19/09/81

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01 01 07 BAD HABITS Billy Field NEW SECOND WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
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02 02 08 BOY FROM NEW YORK CITY Manhattan Transfer
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03 03 06 LADY Commodores
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06 02 09 YOU DRIVE ME CRAZY Shakin' Stevens
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04 01 10 CELEBRATION Kool & The Gang
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09 09 03 THE RUGBY DECK OF CARDS Laurie Dee
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05 05 19 TURN ME LOOSE Loverboy
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#14 HOLD ON TIGHT Electric Light Orchestra
#34 THE REAL THING Brothers Johnson
#44 SOME DAYS ARE DIAMONDS John Denver


RIANZ Celebration Kool & The Gang SECOND WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
 
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Belgian Top 40 w/e 19/09/81

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02 01 09 ONE DAY IN YOUR LIFE Michael Jackson THIRD WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
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01 01 07 WORDY RAPPINGHOOD Tom Tom Club
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03 03 06 YOUR LOVE Lime
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09 04 04 HANDS UP (GIVE ME YOUR HEART) Ottowan
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10 05 03 HOOKED ON CLASSICS Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
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16 06 02 JAPANESE BOY Aneka
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04 04 06 HOLD ON TIGHT Electric Light Orchestra
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15 08 02 STARS ON 45 VOL. 3 Stars On 45
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06 06 06 NO ME HABLES Juan Pardo
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11 10 06 WHO LET THE HEARTACHE IN Patricia Paay

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#22 WHY TELL ME, WHY Anita Mayer
#27 THE OLD CALAHAN BZN
#30 ON THE BEAT Brooklyn, Bronx & Queens Band
#32 AGADOU Saragossa Band
#36 MEDLEY Middle Of The Road
#39 A HEART IN NEW YORK Art Garfunkel
 
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Stichting Nederlandse Top 40 w/e 19/09/81

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01 01 06 FOR YOUR EYES ONLY Sheena Easton SECOND WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
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03 02 04 WHY TELL ME WHY Anita Meyer
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02 01 07 DE NEDERLANDSE STERRE DIE STRALE OVERAL Rubberen Robbie
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STARS ON 45 VOL. 3 Stars On 45 HIGHEST CLIMBER
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06 06 02 START ME UP Rolling Stones
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07 01 I'M SO GLAD TO BE A WOMAN Love Unlimited

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16 08 03 JUST FOR YOU Spargo
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04 02 08 WORDY RAPPINGHOOD Tom Tom Club
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11 10 04 GREEN DOOR Shakin' Stevens

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#29 ROCK HEROES VOL. 1 Diverse Artiesten
#31 'N BEETJE VERLIEFD Andre Hazes
#32 THE MARVELLOUS MARIONETTES Doris D & The Pins
#46 WALK RIGHT NOW Jacksons
 
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Irish Singles Top 30 w/e 19/09/81

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02 01 03 JAPANESE BOY Aneka NEW NUMBER ONE
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01 01 36 A BUNCH OF THYME Foster & Allen
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06 03 02 HANDS UP (GIVE ME YOUR HEART) Ottowan
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05 04 03 TAINTED LOVE Soft Cell
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03 03 06 HOLD ON TIGHT Electric Light Orchestra
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06 01 IT'S YOU IT'S YOU IT'S YOU Joe Dolan

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12 07 03 WIRED FOR SOUND Cliff Richard
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08 01 PRINCE CHARMING Adam & The Ants

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04 01 08 GREEN DOOR Shakin' Stevens
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27 10 03 SLOW HAND Pointer Sisters

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#21 THE THIN WALL Ultravox
#25 GIVE ME BACK MY LOVE Gina, Dale Haze And The Champions
#26 INVISIBLE SUN Police
 
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Norweigan Top 10 w/e 19/09/81

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01 01 12 HUBBA HUBBA ZOOT-ZOOT Caramba THIRD WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
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03 02 06 BETTE DAVIS EYES Kim Carnes
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02 01 08 DRA TIL HÆLVETE / BALLS & CALLS Beranek
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05 04 05 GET YOUR LOVE RIGHT Jon English
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06 05 03 FOR YOUR EYES ONLY Sheena Easton
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04 04 06 VILL HA DEJ Freestyle
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08 07 03 GHOST TOWN The Specials
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10 08 02 ENDLESS LOVE Diana Ross & Lionel Richie
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09 01 ABACAB Genesis
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10 01 HANDS UP (GIVE ME YOUR HEART) Ottowan
 
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VILL HA DEJ Freestyle SIXTH WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
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02 01 10 HUBBA HUBBA ZOOT-ZOOT Caramba
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05 03 03 GOING BACK TO MY ROOTS Odyssey
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03 03 03 VI RYMMER BARA DU OCH JAG Noice
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09 05 03 HANDS UP (GIVE ME YOUR HEART) Ottowan
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06 04 07 BETTE DAVIS EYES Kim Carnes
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04 04 08 SENSUELLA ISABELLA Tomas Ledin

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08 01 ENDLESS LOVE Diana Ross & Lionel Richie

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08 03 09 KIDS IN AMERICA Kim Wilde
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#13 FANTASI Freestyle
#14 START ME UP Rolling Stones
#15 FOR YOUR EYES ONLY Sheena Easton
#16 VACKRA DAMER City
#17 ALL I HAVE TO DO IS DREAM Andy Gibb & Victoria Principal
#19 HOOKED ON CLASSICS Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
 
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Swiss Hitparade Top 15 w/e 13/09/81

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03 01 04 HOLD ON TIGHT Electric Light Orchestra NEW NUMBER ONE

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02 02 04 FOR YOUR EYES ONLY Sheena Easton
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06 04 03 CRY (FOR OUR WORLD) Frank Duval
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01 01 05 LOVE WHAT'S YOUR FACE Ingrid Kup
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15 08 02 QUEEN OF HEARTS Juice Newton
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04 01 07 STARS ON 45 VOL. II Stars On 45
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05 05 04 FLIEG NICHT SO HOCH, MEIN KLEINER FREUND Nicole
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13 10 02 RUM & COCA COLA Phil Trim
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08 08 05 HAPPY BIRTHDAY Stevie Wonder


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#14 START ME UP Rolling Stones
#13 I'VE SEEN THAT FACE BEFORE Kim Carnes


Other worldwide number ones w/e 19/09/81

Stars On 45 Stars On 45
Bette Davis Eyes Kim Carnes TENTH WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
Out Here On My Own Nikka Costa SIXTH WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
El Baile De Los Pajaritos (Chicken Dance) Maria Jesus Y Su Acordeon NEW NUMBER ONE
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You Drive Me Crazy Shakin Stevens (w/e 15/09/81)
 
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September 19, 1981
#- Artist- Single - (Wks) Last Week

1. Moody Blues - Voice (8) 2
2. Journey - Who's Crying Now (10) 4
3. Pat Benatar - Fire And Ice (11) 1
4. Foreigner - Urgent (10) 5
5. E.L.O. - Hold On Tight (9) 8
6. Rex Smith & Rachel Sweet - Everlasting Love (13) 3
7. Juice Newton - Queen Of Hearts (16) 6
8. Visage - Fade To Grey (7) 9
9. Balance - Breaking Away (11) 12
10. Pointer Sisters - Slow Hand (15) 7
11. Christopher Cross - Arthur's Theme (6) 20
12. France Joli - Gonna Get Over You (12) 10
13. Debbie harry - Backfired (6) 15
14. Voggue - Dancin' The Night Away (12) 14
15. Roni Griffin -Desire (12) 13
16. Phil Collins-In The Air Tonight (16) 11
17. Greg kihn Band - Breakup Song (16) 17
18. Debra Laws - Very Special (10) 18
19. Commodores - Lady (12) 19
20. Sheena Easton -For Your Eyes Only (8) 28
21. Blue oyster Cult - Burnin' For You (6) 31
22. Little River band -Night Owls (5) 32
23. Stacy Lattisaw - Love On A Two Way Street (12) 24
24. Stevie Nicks & Tom Petty - Stop Draggin' My Heart Around (7) 29
25. Silver Condor - You Could Take my Heart Away (8) 27
26. Gary Wright - Really Wanna Know You (12) 21
27. Specials - Ghost Town (10) 30
28. Ronnie Milsap - No Gettin' Over Me (12) 26
29. Lulu - I Could Never Miss You (6) 33
30. Loverboy - Kid is Hot Tonight (14) 22
31. Rick James - Super Freak (7) 34
32. Afternoon Delights - General Hospi-Tale (9) 37
33. Point Blank - Nicole (13) 25
34. Marty Balin - Hearts (16) 16
35. Cerrone - You Are the One (13) 23
36. Kim Carnes - Draw Of The Cards (6) 40
37. Joey Scarbury - Theme From Greatest American Hero (16) 36
38. Evelyn King - I'm In Love (7) 39
39. Framkie Smith - Double Dutch Bus (16) 35
40. Glen Campbell - I Love My Truck (6) 42
41. Alabama - Feels So Right (12) 38
42. Rick Springfield - Jessie's Girl (20) 41
43. Go-Go's - Our Lips Are Sealed (6) 50
44. Dan Fogelberg - Head To Say (4) 53
45. Devo - Working In The Coal Mine (3) 56
46. Eddie Rabbitt - Step by Step (7) 49
47. Spandau Ballet - Chant #1 (6) 55
48. Beach Boys - Beach Boys medley (7) 54
49. Quick - Zulu (6) 59
50. John Denver - Some Days Are Diamonds (7) 52
51. Icehouse - We Could Get Together (9) 51
52. Four Tops - When She Was My Girl (6) 60
53. Carl Carlton - She's A Bad Mama Jama (4) 61
54. Rick Springfield - I've Done Everything For You (2) 76
55. Al Jarreau - Were In This Love Together (2) 74
56. Human League - Sound Of The Crowd (12) 47
57. Atlanta Rhythm Section - Alien (3) 65
58. Kraftwerk - Computer Love (5) 58
59. John Foxx - Europe After The Rain (1) <new
60. Teardrop Explodes - Passionate Friend (1) <new
61. Dollar - Hand Held In Black & White (1) <new
62. Human League - Love Action (1) <new
63. Dolly Parton - House Of The Rising Sun (1) <new
64. Gary numan - She's Got Claws (1) <new
65. Sheena Easton - Just Another Broken Heart (1) <new
66. Ultravox - Thin Wall (1) <new
67. Diana Ross & Lionel Richie - Endless Love (8) 68
68. Adam & the Ants - Stand And Deliver (12) 64
69. Kim Wilde - Water On Glass (3) <reenter
70. UB40 - One In Ten (1) <new
71. O.M.D. - Souvenir (1) <new
72. Pablo Cruise - Cool Love (7) 72
73. Rolling Stones - Start Me Up (2) 77
74. Don Felder - Heavy Metal (7) 75
75. Tubes - I Don't Want To Wait Anymore (14) 69
76. Rafeal Cameron - Funtown U.S.A. (6) 73
77. Squuze - Tempted (2) 100
78. Diesel - Sausalito Summernight (2) 92
79. Temptations - Aiming At Your heart (3) 90
80. Marty Balin - Atlanta Lady (1) <new
81. Billy Squier - In The Dark (2) 98
82. Ottawan - Hands Up (1) <new
83. Nolans - Chemistry (1) <new
84. Sister Sledge - He's Just A Runaway (10) 44
85. Robbie Patton - Don't Give It Up (10) 46
86. Don McLean - It's Just The Sun (7) 80
87. Rene & Angela - I Love You More (10) 57
88. Oak Ridge Boys - Elvira (16) 43
89. Abba - On & On & On (13) 45
90. Cantina Band - Summer 81 (8) 82
91. Tarney Spencer Band - No Time To Lose (11) reenter
92. Daryl Hall & John Oates - Private Eyes (1) <new
93. Tubes - Talk To Ya Later (2) 97
94. Moody Blues - Gemini Dream (16) 48
95. Allman Brothers Band - Straight From The Heart (1) <new
96. Deneice Williams - Silly (1) <new
97. Herb Alpert - Magic Man (3) 93
98. Rosanne Cash - Seven Year Ache (21) 63
99. Jefferson Starship -Stranger (11) 66
100. Duran Duran - Planet Earth (12) 78
 
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This is the point where the chart goes crazy!! 6 songs fall 33 spots or more, no song had a worse week than Gemini Dream by the Moody Blues as it falls 46 to #94. It was sort of a bittersweet week for the Moody Blues becaue the followup song "the Voice" hit #1
 
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